Early voting begins today, October 22nd, at the Howard County Elections Office, inside of the Howard County Courthouse. Now through the end of October, early voters in Howard County will be able to cast their vote from 8 am to 5 pm, including during the lunch hour. November 1st and 2nd, the Howard County Elections Office will be open from 7 am to 7 pm.

Any registered voter is welcomed to cast their votes during these times, or wait until Election Day which will be on Tuesday, November 6th. The polling locations will be opened from 7 am to 7 pm on that day as well.

When voting in person, don’t forget to bring one of the seven acceptable forms of photo ID’s – such as a Texas Driver’s License, Texas ID Card, Texas License to Carry, U.S. Military ID Card, U.S. Citizenship Certificate, or U.S. Passport.

Also, be advised that if you are casting your vote by mail-in ballots, the ballots must be mailed and cannot be hand delivered. If you have another other questions about voting, you can contact the Howard County Elections Facebook page or give them a call at 432-264-2273.

Jodi Duck, Elections Administrator for Howard County, told KBest News that they since September 1st, 2018 they were had over 400 new voters register.

The last gubernatorial election was in 2014. There were 12,312 registered voters but only 35 percent of them participated in that election. Hopefully, this election will have a better turnout.